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Pinot Meunier

The quiet third grape of Champagne. A dark grape you nearly always drink as white bubbles.

Say it: PEE-noh muh-NYAY · Save

A glass of Pinot Meunier with the flavours it is known for

Pinot Meunier in a minute

Tastes of
  • Red apple
  • Pear
  • Red berries
  • Fresh bread
Most famous in
Champagne
What to try next
If you like it, try a Champagne made mostly from Pinot Noir for more richness.
Pinot Noir

How it feels in the glass

Body
LightFull
Tannin
SoftGrippy
Acidity
SoftZingy

Body is how heavy the wine feels. Tannin is the dry grip of strong tea. Acidity is the mouth-watering freshness of lemonade. How to taste wine

What growers are paid for it: Chardonnay / Pinot Noir for sparkling, Carneros and Anderson Valley, $2,500–$4,500 a ton (2024). Every region compared

At the table

What to eat with it

Fried food, salty snacks, soft cheese.

You will meet it in Champagne, where bubbles and acidity are perfect with anything salty or fried.

Wine with food: the simple rules

Crisps, cheese puffs, a soft cheese and two glasses of sparkling wine on a kitchen counter
The business side

Meunier is grown almost only in Champagne, where it is priced slightly below Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the annual reference prices; it rarely appears in prestige cuvées, Krug's Grande Cuvée being the notable exception.

Economics

Meunier is grown almost only in Champagne, where it is priced slightly below Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the annual reference prices; it rarely appears in prestige cuvées, Krug's Grande Cuvée being the notable exception.

Key facts

Share of Champagne plantings
≈ 31%Comité Champagne

The numbers, for the curious

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InputLowMidHighUnitSource
Chardonnay / Pinot Noir for sparkling, Carneros and Anderson Valley2024 2,5003,5004,500USD/tonCalifornia Grape Crush Report 2024
Pinot Noir grapes, Oregon average2023 2,8003,2003,600USD/tonOregon Vineyard and Winery Report

Where the inputs come from

  1. California Grape Crush Report 2024 (CDFA / USDA NASS)
  2. Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report (Oregon Wine Board / SOU)

Where it grows

Vineyards in ChampagneRegionChampagneA region whose economics are set by an interprofessional body: grape prices, yields and released volumes are…

Famous wines

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Bollinger, AÿBollinger La Grande AnnéeChampagneOld grand cru Champagne vineyards near the village of Aÿ, Vallée de la Marne, FranceBollinger Vieilles Vignes FrançaisesChampagneInterior of the Saint-Pierre Abbey of Hautvillers with the grave of Dom Pérignon, Champagne, FranceDom Pérignon P2 (Plénitude 2)ChampagneHautvillers, the abbey of Dom PérignonDom Pérignon VintageChampagneLe Clos de Bèze, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, in autumnDomaine Armand Rousseau, Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand CruBurgundyChambertin Grand Cru vineyard in Gevrey-Chambertin, FranceDomaine Armand Rousseau, Chambertin Grand CruBurgundyChambolle-MusignyDomaine Georges Roumier, Bonnes-Mares Grand CruBurgundyChambolle-Musigny, wine village on the Route des Grands Crus, Côte de Nuits, BurgundyDomaine Georges Roumier, Musigny Grand CruBurgundy
Pinot Meunier grapes
Meunier - leaf Marianne Casamance · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pinot Meunier grapes
Meunier - panneau Marianne Casamance · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sources

  1. California Grape Crush Report (prices per ton by variety and district), CDFA / USDA NASS, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  2. OIV Distribution of the world's grapevine varieties, OIV, 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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